Museum in Paris, France, May 2023 You belong on top! Don’t let people put you down. Strive, don't just survive! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Hailu Poetry Prompt Challenge: Top and Down.
Strive! Don’t Just Survive!
Courage and Protection for the Journey Ahead: Sunday Devotion
Porto, Portugal, June 2023 Ezra 8: 21-23 There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on... Continue Reading →
We All Want a Sense of Belonging
Daily writing promptTell us about the last thing you got excited about.View all responses Last Sunday, I attended a church where I was a member for one day, although I had attended the church many times. Yes, that's right, one day! The day after I joined this church, I went into the hospital with a... Continue Reading →
The Quietness of Rural Living Soothes the Soul
Daily writing promptWhat do you love about where you live?View all responses We live in a rural area, and it takes us nearly 30 minutes to get to the nearest interstate. At first, my husband and I thought we had made a mistake because it took so long to go anywhere. Also, our children hesitate... Continue Reading →
May Hope Never Die
Daily writing promptWhat positive emotion do you feel most often?View all responses I have always been hopeful, believing that situations will be better in the long term. Hope means expecting positive results, even when the situation looks dire and impossible to fix. When I feel despair, I remember the song that the adults used to... Continue Reading →
Shielded from the Hate: RonovanWrites Haiku
I am not afraid. Fling the arrow of your hate. My God will shield me. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Fling and Arrow.
Don’t Ever Lose Your Faith!
Daily writing promptWhat is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?View all responses I take my faith with me everywhere. Faith looks different for everyone. What we believe in or Whom we believe controls the universe impacts the level of love we are willing to give away to others and to... Continue Reading →
I Won’t Compromise My Intellect: Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge
He wiped the dust from the stairs before we sat down. His disdain for me masqueraded as a concern. So when he uttered those four dreaded words, I knew I wouldn't like what I was about to learn. No matter the slant he tried to put on the words, I knew that my heart was... Continue Reading →
Take Me With You, Mr. Train Engineer!
I wait for the trains to pass each day, Watching enviously from the hillside. I wonder where they are headed, Wishing I was going along for the ride. So many places that I could visit and see, And peaceful people I so long to meet. But I can only dream as the trains go by,... Continue Reading →
Happiness is a Family Affair, Sometimes!
Daily writing promptList 30 things that make you happy.View all responses I can list 38 "things" that make me happy. One (1) extraordinary man who has added joy and adventure to my life for nearly 20 years. Thank God for Internet dating! Between us, we have eight (8) children who keep us feeling needed and... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 